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U.S. House Passes NRA-backed National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Legislation
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike101650" data-source="post: 1662877" data-attributes="member: 12326"><p>I am posting a letter from National Association For Gun Rights. It was against the bill and have a pretty valid point as to why it now needs to be defeated in the Senate. Please read below:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not only was H.R. 822 -- the Trojan horse gun control bill -- passed out of the House of Representatives this evening, it was passed with an amendment that would open the door to federal biometric requirements for concealed firearms permits and a federally-administered database of all permit holders.</p><p></p><p>Only 7 Republican Members of Congress stood against federal overreach in the concealed carry process by opposing this bill (you can see how your Representative voted here: <a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll852.xml" target="_blank">http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll852.xml</a>).</p><p></p><p>The bill was amended this afternoon by ostensibly pro-gun Republicans to require a study be done on the ability of law enforcement officers to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed firearm permits.</p><p></p><p>You and I both know what this means. A year from now, the study will come back stating that the only way to verify out-of-state permits is through federally-mandated biometric requirements for concealed firearm permits and Congress must create a nationally administered database of all concealed weapon permit holders.</p><p></p><p>One of my biggest concerns about this bill -- the lists of gun owners a permit process creates -- should send shivers down your spine: Imagine Eric Holder and the BATFE with a national database of concealed carry permit holders.</p><p></p><p>Its bad enough to have those lists exist at a state level. Once Eric Holder and his cronies find a way to request that list from a state, theyll do it -- all the in the name of implementing H.R. 822.</p><p></p><p>The legislation now moves to the Harry Reid-run Senate, where companion legislation is expected to be introduced in the coming days. I have no doubt that the anti-gunners in the Senate will use this as an opportunity to make H.R. 822 even worse.</p><p></p><p>What troubles me most about this battle is the institutional gun lobby has been leading the charge for this legislation. In fact, theyve been brow-beating Members of Congress who dare to question the consequences of passing such a broad, overreaching piece of legislation.</p><p></p><p>Republican Congressman Justin Amash (MI-03) fought back against the institutional gun lobby for its support of H.R. 822:</p><p>"It's remarkably bold of the National Rifle Association to send out false and misleading messages regarding H R 822, an unconstitutional bill that improperly applies the Commerce Clause to concealed carry licensing. I would support legislation that gets the federal government out of the way of states that want to recognize other states' concealed carry permits. In contrast, H R 822 will hurt gun rights by conceding broad new authority to the federal government to override state sovereignty.</p><p></p><p>Gun rights advocates have fought hard to prevent liberal abuse of the Commerce Clause that would restrict gun rights... I am disappointed that the NRA has decided to put its own interests ahead of the interests of gun owners. Fortunately, many other gun rights groups rightly oppose H R 822."</p><p></p><p>Please call your Senator at (202) 224-3121 and tell them you want to keep the governments hands off your permit and that you oppose federal intrusion into the concealed weapons permit process.</p><p></p><p>Thank you for taking action to keep the federal government out of the concealed firearms permit system.</p><p></p><p> For Freedom,</p><p></p><p> </p><p> Dudley Brown</p><p> Executive Director</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike101650, post: 1662877, member: 12326"] I am posting a letter from National Association For Gun Rights. It was against the bill and have a pretty valid point as to why it now needs to be defeated in the Senate. Please read below: Not only was H.R. 822 -- the Trojan horse gun control bill -- passed out of the House of Representatives this evening, it was passed with an amendment that would open the door to federal biometric requirements for concealed firearms permits and a federally-administered database of all permit holders. Only 7 Republican Members of Congress stood against federal overreach in the concealed carry process by opposing this bill (you can see how your Representative voted here: [url]http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll852.xml[/url]). The bill was amended this afternoon by ostensibly pro-gun Republicans to require a study be done on the ability of law enforcement officers to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed firearm permits. You and I both know what this means. A year from now, the study will come back stating that the only way to verify out-of-state permits is through federally-mandated biometric requirements for concealed firearm permits and Congress must create a nationally administered database of all concealed weapon permit holders. One of my biggest concerns about this bill -- the lists of gun owners a permit process creates -- should send shivers down your spine: Imagine Eric Holder and the BATFE with a national database of concealed carry permit holders. Its bad enough to have those lists exist at a state level. Once Eric Holder and his cronies find a way to request that list from a state, theyll do it -- all the in the name of implementing H.R. 822. The legislation now moves to the Harry Reid-run Senate, where companion legislation is expected to be introduced in the coming days. I have no doubt that the anti-gunners in the Senate will use this as an opportunity to make H.R. 822 even worse. What troubles me most about this battle is the institutional gun lobby has been leading the charge for this legislation. In fact, theyve been brow-beating Members of Congress who dare to question the consequences of passing such a broad, overreaching piece of legislation. Republican Congressman Justin Amash (MI-03) fought back against the institutional gun lobby for its support of H.R. 822: "It's remarkably bold of the National Rifle Association to send out false and misleading messages regarding H R 822, an unconstitutional bill that improperly applies the Commerce Clause to concealed carry licensing. I would support legislation that gets the federal government out of the way of states that want to recognize other states' concealed carry permits. In contrast, H R 822 will hurt gun rights by conceding broad new authority to the federal government to override state sovereignty. Gun rights advocates have fought hard to prevent liberal abuse of the Commerce Clause that would restrict gun rights... I am disappointed that the NRA has decided to put its own interests ahead of the interests of gun owners. Fortunately, many other gun rights groups rightly oppose H R 822." Please call your Senator at (202) 224-3121 and tell them you want to keep the governments hands off your permit and that you oppose federal intrusion into the concealed weapons permit process. Thank you for taking action to keep the federal government out of the concealed firearms permit system. For Freedom, Dudley Brown Executive Director [/QUOTE]
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